Animals On Trial, Part 2: Legal Personhood "Goes Wild"

Ridiculous History

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History, Society & Culture

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🗓️ 27 July 2023

⏱️ 51 minutes

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Given that more and more evidence shows all kinds of non-human animals are capable of experiencing grief, loss, joy and pain, should they not have some of the same legal rights guaranteed (in theory, at least) to humans? In the second part of this two-part series, Ben, Noel and Max explore legal cases around the world wrestling with this issue.

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0:00.0	I'm Carol Fisher, and I'm hosting a podcast called The Girl Friends.
0:06.0	Back in the 1990s in Las Vegas, a few of us dated the most eligible bachelor in town,
0:12.5	Bob.
0:13.5	He spoke several languages, he did medical missionary work, and he was Jewish, he was perfect on paper.
0:23.1	But he wasn't, he really wasn't.
0:25.9	He choked into the point she went unconscious.
0:29.3	Bob could lie about anything, but only takes the one time and somebody ends up dead.
0:35.8	Unfortunately for Bob, us girlfriends know how to fight back.
0:39.5	I wanted him to pay for his crime.
0:41.9	He needed to be put to justice.
0:44.2	I'll be honest with you, if I saw him right now, I'd spit on him.
0:46.6	I would call him, and I would say, I know you killed my sister.
0:50.5	I will always hound you and haunt you.
0:53.2	You can listen to The Girl Friends on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcast, or wherever you get
0:58.9	your podcasts.
0:59.9	Hello.
1:00.9	This is Leverne Cox.
1:02.9	I'm an actress, producer, and host of the Leverne Cox show.
1:06.2	Do you like your tea with lemon or honey?
1:09.8	History making Broadway performer Alex Newell.
1:12.6	When I sing the Holy Ghost shows up, that's my ministry, and I know that well about me.
1:17.2	That's the tea honey.
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